El Tiqui-taca wrote:Viva el tiqui-taca. My one complaint is Albelda, I'd rather see Oubina or Raul Garcia playing there as they can actually play the ball. Xavi keeps dropping deep to pick up the ball.

Zapater or Senna would probably do better jobs as well.

Wonderful performance so far tho.

Been particularly impressed with Iniesta & Villa (great movement)

Xavi & Capdevila have also been very good. All the threat has been coming down the left

El Tiqui-taca wrote:Viva el tiqui-taca. My one complaint is Albelda, I'd rather see Oubina or Raul Garcia playing there as they can actually play the ball. Xavi keeps dropping deep to pick up the ball.

The real challenge will be when we're drawing/losing.

yep.. we all know what is going to happen when we go to Austria/Switzerland.. but at least this is really entertaining!!

I agree on your Albelda comment, but it is hard to complain about the side the way they are playing tonight..

albelda is a good player he is desperately needed with all the offensive players on the pitch and can certainly give the ball to xavi i'd be telling him not to drop so deep too, but he has been excellent

I don't doubt we need a DM, but we need one that's able to play the ball forward. What I've seen a couple of times is that they're playing the ball from right to left of defence until Xavi drops deep, then we're able to move the play forward.

Rather than compliment the team for outplaying Sweden they write how terrible the Swedes were.

Continued from the other thread.Cesc has been poor in all the games he's started for Spain. I think it's because he isn't as mobile as Iniesta who always looks to get into positions to receive the ball and run at the opposition. Cesc is part Xavi and part Iniesta. If we were playing 4-4-2 I'd pair Iniesta with Xavi.